Cascade de Cau – Green Lake loop from Les Écharts
Cascade de Cau – Green Lake loop from Les Écharts
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Cascade de Cau – Green Lake loop from Les Écharts
09:39
20.3km
1,400m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 17, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment that may be dangerous
A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.
After 15.1 km for 382 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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326 m
View of the Pyrenees Waterfall
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1.96 km
Cascade de Cau
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2.15 km
Ascent through the clear valley
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5.22 km
Lake des Grauès
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6.57 km
Green Lake
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8.44 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
11.2 km
Lac Bleu
Lake
15.1 km
Descent from the Prat Long refuge to the Houradade hut
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20.3 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
19.4 km
434 m
340 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
19.4 km
434 m
340 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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Monday 6 July
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16°C
11 %
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Comments
The descent from Lac Bleu vert Lac Vert includes 1 or 2 sections on a slight slope. Avoid in very wet or freezing weather, as there is a risk of slipping.
At the end of the descent, a passage (about 5 meters) equipped with reinforcing bars planted …
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For experts and athletes only!
Plan to leave very early in the morning because it is possible that you will get lost if you do not watch the route enough. And check the weather the day before because if fog or big clouds, it's guaranteed disorientation.
Wonderful landscapes and very technical passages. Do …
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A passage that can impress between Blue and Charles lakes. It is less impressive going in the direction Blue => Charles.
And that day: a bear crossed my path less than 20 meters away... According to the OFB, which I then contacted: it could be …
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Among the potential difficulties: 3 trellis walkways to cross: these were the first for Thanos and it …
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